Lessons to Be Learned Just in Time

By James J. Cammarano

Today's rapidly changing marketplace can seem like a jungle for many professionals. Engineering & Management Press offers the books needed to navigate through the wilderness of business techniques and acronyms. EMP's titles provide practical information and proven business methods for most corporate and industrial environments. Our titles cover crucial, timely topics of importance to businesses and managers today -- management, productivity improvement, quality, and related issues.If you have ever wondered how JIT theory works when put into practice, Lessons to Be Learned Just in Time is the book for you. Just-in-Time (JIT) manufacturing is hailed as the answer to American manufacturers' quest for excellence. But what is JIT? Where did it come from? Is it just another management acronym soon to be forgotten or can it help American manufacturers gain marketshare as the 21st century approaches? The answers to these questions can be found in this book. By tracing the evolution of JIT manufacturing from Henry Ford to the Japanese and relating how he applied JIT philosophies to a manufacturing plant in trouble, manufacturing expert Jim Cammarano demonstrates that JIT is for real. The stories of his real-world battles and successes and his commonsense view of manufacturing and management will help you learn how your company can become a more productive, world-class manufacturer.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898061628
• ISBN13: 9780898061628
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Inst of Industrial Engineers
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.3"